Jaewoo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Korea

Jaewoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaewoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Jaewoo (770) may also be a first name.

Jaewoo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jaewoo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jaewoo is found most in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaewoo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Jaewoo reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Jaewoo is also the 295,787th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 770 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Jaewoo is most numerous in: California, where 25 percent are found, Florida, where 25 percent are found and New Jersey, where 25 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Korea, where 29 percent are found and Thailand, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawoo9112/
Saewoo83120/
Joewoo831/
Jawo8010,738/
Saewhoo777/
Saewo7335/
Jaawo7316/
Jawwo739/
Jawoi738/
Jaewa736/
Jajwo732/
Ijawo732/
Jawuo732/
Joewo731/
Jahwo731/
Jaevo731/
Jjawo731/
Javoo730/
Saewho6745/
Ijaewa674/
Jeuwou673/
Iaewoh673/
Djaewa673/
Hijawo672/
Jeuwoh672/
Jaehwa671/
Yaewoi671/
Jjaawo671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jaewoo
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